Monday, November 19, 2012

I've been having a lot of 'lush'-ious hair days recently, thanks to a brand new haircare collection from LUSH Cosmetics! The eight piece collection consists of shampoos, conditioners, and hair treatments. LUSH haircare is a staple in my everyday routine, so I've been having a blast testing out the latest products before they hit store shelves. My coverage of LUSH haircare will be split into two parts: 1) Shampoos and Conditioners and 2) Hair Treatments. I have reviews of LUSH Fair Trade Honey shampoo, LUSH Blousey shampoo, and LUSH Happy Happy Joy Joy conditioner to share with you today!

I'm a honey aficionada, so I was excited to try LUSH Fair Trade Honey shampoo. LUSH Fair Trade Honey shampoo has a beautiful amber color that looks a lot like honey. That's because 50% of the product is honey! Honey provides natural luster, volume, and shine to hair. It's also a natural preservative; jars of honey stored in tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs for millenia remain edible to this day! For this reason, LUSH Fair Trade does not require any other preservatives. LUSH Fair Trade Honey is a thick liquid and lathers surprisingly well for a honey shampoo. The trick is to make sure you start with enough to work into your hair. I like to let it sit in my hair for a minute or two before rinsing. The effects are immediately evident. There is a tactile difference to strands; they have the thick moisturized feeling that honey imparts. There is a hint of shine as well, though not nearly as much as imparted by an oil. Overall, I really like LUSH Fair Trade Honey shampoo. It's cleansing enough for my oily hair, yet imparts a healthy level of moisturization to the dry ends of my hair. I'm going to try and rotate between this and my more stripping shampoo bars.

NOTE: You might notice that LUSH Mr. Bumble made a reappearance in my photos. You can find a whole post devoted to the sweet little bee here!

LUSH Blousey shampoo fills an important niche within LUSH's shampoo lineup, as a gentle and color-friendly hair shampoo. It's a non-stripping, preservative-free cleanser that is full of moisturizing bananas and butters. LUSH Blousey lacks the super sudsy Sodium Laureth Sulfate found in most LUSH shampoos; instead it has Ammonium Laureth Sulfate. LUSH Blousey has a thick paste-like texture. It does take a bit more effort to lather up than typical shampoos, however it did a good job of cleaning my hair. Even after rinsing, a good amount of moisturizing treatment is left to condition your hair post-shower. One of the most appealing points to the LUSH Blousey is its beautiful floral and banana scent. Rose, blackcurrant, thyme, and rosemary oils and extracts that will add fragrance to your hair both in and out of the shower. In fact, 'Blousey' was named for the big, floppy, 'blousey' flowers that the fragrance brings to mind. LUSH Blousey shampoo is a great cleanser for normal to dry or color-treated hair. The level of moisturization is a bit heavy for my already-oily scalp, but I may use it once in a while as a fragrant mask-like treatment for my hair.

LUSH Happy Happy Joy Joy conditioner has an orange blossom and neroli scent that imparts a mood as joyous as its name would suggest. LUSH Happy Happy Joy Joy is vegan and relies on rose water, orange blossom water, and almond milk to soften hair. The conditioner has a super-light creamy feel, and absorbs into wet hair upon contact. In terms of conditioning power, I would say this is at the lightest end of LUSH conditioners, near Veganese. Because the formula is light, I would recommend rinsing only briefly (if at all) to preserve the beautiful scents. Because the scent is top note heavy, it will fade somewhat quickly so that only hints are left. LUSH Happy Happy Joy Joy is a light and uplifting conditioner that's sure to please a number of noses. I always keep a range of LUSH conditioners on hand so I can accommodate different hairstyles. LUSH Happy Happy Joy Joy would be great on days I'd like my hair to be natural and light.

LUSH Fair Trade Honey shampoo ($9.95 for 3 oz.) , LUSH Blousey shampoo ($24.95 for 8.4 oz.), and LUSH Happy Happy Joy conditioner ($12.95 for 3.3oz.)will be available in stores on Black Friday! LUSH has done a great job with their new haircare collection; each product offers a beautiful scent and new function to the current lineup. My favorite of the three would be LUSH Fair Trade Honey Shampoo, since it suits my hair well and I love anything honey related! Thanks for reading! Have you tried any LUSH Haircare? Which one of these new products appeals to you most?

Love, Dovey.

P.S. For more new LUSH Haircare, check out my review of LUSH Shine So Bright (see here). The second half of my LUSH New Haircare review is coming up, so stay tuned!Disclosure:
This post contains product(s) sent to Cute and Mundane for
consideration by PR. The ideas and opinions in this post are genuine and
my own.

i am so use to regular sudsy shampoos, it takes some effort to appreciate lush's different shampoo formulas. But, I really enjoy their conditioners.I am almost done with American cream conditioner.I think i will try Happy Happy Joy Joy conditioner this time.Thanks for the review.

You know, just reading about these and looking at your pretty visuals have done a lot for my moody November spirits, Dovey. Hoping to get a sniff at these soon! I was always reluctant to put actual honey in my hair, so this sounds like a nice way to dip the toes in.

Hi Liz, Thank you so much for your wonderful words! It makes me happy too! I don't know how I would feel about putting pure honey on my head, though after trying this 50% Honey concoction I feel like maybe it might be ok :P

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